MÜLLER, Herbert (Mi Sung-lin). Gumbinnen, Ostpreussen (now Russian Gusev) 29.8.1885 — Bonn 9.8.1966. German Sinologist, Lawyer, Journalist and Art Dealer. Son of Eduard Müller, owner of a brewery, and AnnaKiupel. Matriculated 1904 from Gumbinnen. Law studies at Berlin, Kiel and Bonn, also linguistics and ethnology. Dr.jur. 1909 Bonn, with Indian…
MÜLLER, Friedrich Wilhelm Karl. Neudamm near Frankfurt a.d. Oder 21.1.1863 — Berlin 18.4.1930. German Central Asian Scholar. Museum Director in Berlin. In 1873 the family moved to Berlin, where he attended Französisches Gymnasium (as also Le Coq), and from 1883 studied at Berlin University theology and Oriental languages (under Sachau…
MÜLLER, E. H. 18?? — 19??. German Missionary. Dr.theol. Apparently also studied under E. Kuhn at Munich. In India as early as 1901, in 1916 working for Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Guntur. Publications:“Devarakunda, der Göttertopf. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Hausgötter Südindiens”, Fs. E. Kuhn 1916, 332-335. Sources: Nothing…
MUCH, Hans. Zechlin/Neuruppin, Brandenburg 24.3.1880 — Hamburg 28.11.1932. German Bauddha. Son of Rev. Karl Much (1847–1925) and Martha Lindner. Studies of medicine at Marburg, Kiel, Berlin and Würzburg, Dr.med. 1903 Würzburg in the age of 22. Worked in a hospital in Hamburg (Eppendorf Hospital) and conducted succesful research, later as…
MOUW, Johan Andréas dèr (nom-de-plume Dèr Mouw or Adwaita). Westerwoort near Arnhem 24.7.1863 — ’s-Gravenhage 8.7.1919. Dutch Poet and Philosopher. Son of Jacobus Cornelis dèr Mouw (orig. Dermauw) and Anna Elisabetha Zillinger. Educated in Deventer, from 1883 studies of classical languages, philosophy, and Sanskrit (under Kern) at Leiden. Ph.D. 1887,…
MOULTON, James Hope. Richmond, Surrey 11.10.1863 — on sea off Corsica 7.4.1917. Rev. British Iranian Scholar. Professor in Manchester. Son of Rev. William Fiddian Moulton (1835–1898), a minister, teacher and biblical scholar, and Hannah Hope, educated at Leys School in Cambridge. Studies at King’s College, Cambridge, fellow 1888-94. Ordained 1886…
MORISON, James. 1852 — 1935. British Indologist. Studies at Oxford (under Macdonell) and Vienna. Ph.D. 1893 Vienna (apparently under Bühler). From 1914 Librarian of Indian Institute at Oxford, also teaching. Apparently he had served in India as IA 24, 1895 contains his translation of A. Barth’s article. Married. Publications: Diss. Der elfte…
MORELAND, William Harrison. Belfast 13.7.1868 — Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire 28.9.1938. British (Anglo-Irish) Historian of Islamic India. Born in Northern Ireland, son of the elder W.H.M. and Emily McGowan. Educated 1881-86 at Clifton College, Somerset. In 1886 accepted to I.C.S., studied law and other subjects at Cambridge (LL.B. 1889 Trinity College).…
MOORE, Ross Arthur Leslie. Faizabad, Andhra Pradesh 1.5.1861 — 1950. British Civil Servant in India. Son of Irish Colonel John Leslie Moore and his wife Margaret Edwina (1829–1878). Educated at Dulwich College. Studies at Cambridge (Peterhouse). Served in India (Bombay) from 1882. Served in Maharashtra and Gujarat, from 1903 as…
MOORE, Justin Hartley. Brooklyn, N.Y. 13.1.1884 — Mexico 13.9.1962. U.S. Indologist. Son of Albert Star Moore and his wife Elizabeth. A.M. 190? and Ph.D. 1908 Columbia University, New York (under Jackson). Later on, one Justin Hartley Moore was the dean of a business school in New York and wrote on…